diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
index 3ba0596..831fcd7 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
@@ -538,15 +538,13 @@
 
 
 def get_against_jv(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
-	if not filters.get("party"):
-		return []
 	return frappe.db.sql("""select jv.name, jv.posting_date, jv.user_remark
 		from `tabJournal Entry` jv, `tabJournal Entry Account` jv_detail
-		where jv_detail.parent = jv.name and jv_detail.account = %s and jv_detail.party = %s
+		where jv_detail.parent = jv.name and jv_detail.account = %s and ifnull(jv_detail.party, '') = %s
 		and (ifnull(jv_detail.against_invoice, '') = '' and ifnull(jv_detail.against_voucher, '') = ''
 		and ifnull(jv_detail.against_jv, '') = '' )
 		and jv.docstatus = 1 and jv.{0} like %s order by jv.name desc limit %s, %s""".format(searchfield),
-		(filters["account"], filters["party"], "%{0}%".format(txt), start, page_len))
+		(filters["account"], cstr(filters["party"]), "%{0}%".format(txt), start, page_len))
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_outstanding(args):